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ME(lnr3u; WEBER STATE-21 10 OGDEN 84408 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1981 Vol. 42 No. 15 : m f "id . t. fr-:-,.., (j r n J? i - x m v A 1 :-1 Members of the Wildcat football team watch intently from the sidelines as Weber runs to a 27-7 victory over Photo by Lee Hicken Augustana College last Saturday. This game put Weber in the winning column for the first time in ten years. Liddy's visit causes mixed reaction among WSC students Weber State College student impressions of the Thursday convocation speaker G. Gordon Liddy are mixed, according to interviews conducted by the Signpost Monday. Surprisingly, a large number of Weber students do not know who Liddy is. Many more just make a vague" connection between him and the Watergate break-in. The majority of . students interviewed said they thought Liddy should be allowed to speak and look forward to the convocation. "I think anyone is fair game for a convocation," said Brad Weaver, a psychology major, "It will be interesting to see if he supports his old political stands or if he has made any changes." While most students thought he should be allowed to speak at the convocation, they generally thought his politics to be harmful. "I think Gordon Liddy is a vile human being," said communication major Susan Urben, ' "However, in keeping with the diversity of American politics, Mr. Liddy should provide an enlightening view of far-right politics." "One problem I see is people making money off of it (Watergate.) But as far as having him here, it will be interesting to see what he says," said Bruce Richeson, ASWSC executive vice-president.Some Weber students expressed their outrage at the college paying money for a convicted criminal to speak at the college."Well, he definitely committed a crime. 1 think it is unjust that he is making money from it," said Dave Crim, a manufacturing major. Watergate mastermind to speak at convocation By Clint Wardlow Signpost Staff Few incidents in American history have left as black a mark on American politics and government as the 1972 break-in of the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel that led to the resignation of then-President Richard Nixon in 1974. G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind of the Watergate break-in, is scheduled to speak in the Browning Center, for Weber State College's convocation Thursday at noon. Liddy, along with Jeb Magruder and other Nixon staffers formed the Plumber Unit, a group that worked on a clandestine bases for the Nixon administration. The plumbers were responsible for the break-in of psychiatrist Daniel Ellsbergs office, according to Liddy's autobiography. However, it was not until early 1972, when the Plumber Unit was caught by hotel security' guards breaking into the democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel that the Nixon regime started collapsing. Though Nixon won re-election in 1972, the Watergate incident spelled the doom of his presidency. The Washington Post newspaper broke a story saying Nixon himself was involved in the attempted cover-up of the Watergate break-in. A senate sub-committee under Sam Irving and an investigation by Judge John Sirica began examining the events surrounding the break-in. It was during this time that many Nixon staffers, such as John Dean, Jeb Magruder, and Charle Colson started testifying against Nixon. Nixon tapes It was finally the matter of tapes that Nixon kept of conversation dealing with the presidency that ruined Nixon. The senate committee subpoenaed several tapes they felt were pertinent to the break-in, but Nixon, claiming executive privilege, refused to release the tapes. On August 9, 1974, under pressure from the press and public, Nixon resigned the presidency. During the Watergate trials it was Liddy that remained silent on Watergate. Despite evidence given by other Watergate conspirators, Liddy said nothing. Liddy, who spent three years in jail for his role in masterminding the Watergate break-in, told the press upon his release from jail, "That which does not destroy me makes me stronger." Thought he remained silent about the Watergate incident while his colleagues were confessing to various crimes committed during the Nixon years, Liddy finally told his story in his autobiography Will, published last year. The book deals with his life from the time he was a sickly child, his toughening himself to become an FBI agent, and up to his involvement with Nixon and Watergate. Shortly after graduating from Fordam Law School, Liddy joined the FBI. He served as a deputy district attorney in New York and was involved with the arrest of counter-culture leader and drug advocate Timothy Leary. Liddy gains notoriety It was during his Nixon years that Liddy gained notoriety. Liddy admitted in his autobiography to planning the death of columnist Jack Anderson, who allegedly revealed the identity of an overseas CIA field operative and put the agent's life in jeopardy. Though Liddy admits the murder plan was strictly hypothetical, the plans included things such as giving Anderson LSD to discredit him, or murdering him and making it look like a robbery. The planning of the break-in at Watergate Hotel led to Liddy's downfall. The plumber unit, commanded by Liddy, was caught in the process of breaking into the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate. Liddy took a vow of silence on the matter and was later found guilty. He was imprisoned for three years. Though Liddy has often been portrayed as a mindless robot by the press, his autobiography reveals him to be an articulate man, dedicated to his beliefs. Of his illegal activities during the Nixon years, Liddy said he believed the administration was at war with factions that were trying to destroy the American way of life, and that drastic measures had to be adopted to combat those forces. Liddy asks for no forgiveness for what he has done. Whether the public believes him to be a monster or a saint, Liddy has something to say about the world as he perceives it. G. Gordon Liddy

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ME(lnr3u; WEBER STATE-21 10 OGDEN 84408 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1981 Vol. 42 No. 15 : m f "id . t. fr-:-,.., (j r n J? i - x m v A 1 :-1 Members of the Wildcat football team watch intently from the sidelines as Weber runs to a 27-7 victory over Photo by Lee Hicken Augustana College last Saturday. This game put Weber in the winning column for the first time in ten years. Liddy's visit causes mixed reaction among WSC students Weber State College student impressions of the Thursday convocation speaker G. Gordon Liddy are mixed, according to interviews conducted by the Signpost Monday. Surprisingly, a large number of Weber students do not know who Liddy is. Many more just make a vague" connection between him and the Watergate break-in. The majority of . students interviewed said they thought Liddy should be allowed to speak and look forward to the convocation. "I think anyone is fair game for a convocation," said Brad Weaver, a psychology major, "It will be interesting to see if he supports his old political stands or if he has made any changes." While most students thought he should be allowed to speak at the convocation, they generally thought his politics to be harmful. "I think Gordon Liddy is a vile human being," said communication major Susan Urben, ' "However, in keeping with the diversity of American politics, Mr. Liddy should provide an enlightening view of far-right politics." "One problem I see is people making money off of it (Watergate.) But as far as having him here, it will be interesting to see what he says," said Bruce Richeson, ASWSC executive vice-president.Some Weber students expressed their outrage at the college paying money for a convicted criminal to speak at the college."Well, he definitely committed a crime. 1 think it is unjust that he is making money from it," said Dave Crim, a manufacturing major. Watergate mastermind to speak at convocation By Clint Wardlow Signpost Staff Few incidents in American history have left as black a mark on American politics and government as the 1972 break-in of the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel that led to the resignation of then-President Richard Nixon in 1974. G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind of the Watergate break-in, is scheduled to speak in the Browning Center, for Weber State College's convocation Thursday at noon. Liddy, along with Jeb Magruder and other Nixon staffers formed the Plumber Unit, a group that worked on a clandestine bases for the Nixon administration. The plumbers were responsible for the break-in of psychiatrist Daniel Ellsbergs office, according to Liddy's autobiography. However, it was not until early 1972, when the Plumber Unit was caught by hotel security' guards breaking into the democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel that the Nixon regime started collapsing. Though Nixon won re-election in 1972, the Watergate incident spelled the doom of his presidency. The Washington Post newspaper broke a story saying Nixon himself was involved in the attempted cover-up of the Watergate break-in. A senate sub-committee under Sam Irving and an investigation by Judge John Sirica began examining the events surrounding the break-in. It was during this time that many Nixon staffers, such as John Dean, Jeb Magruder, and Charle Colson started testifying against Nixon. Nixon tapes It was finally the matter of tapes that Nixon kept of conversation dealing with the presidency that ruined Nixon. The senate committee subpoenaed several tapes they felt were pertinent to the break-in, but Nixon, claiming executive privilege, refused to release the tapes. On August 9, 1974, under pressure from the press and public, Nixon resigned the presidency. During the Watergate trials it was Liddy that remained silent on Watergate. Despite evidence given by other Watergate conspirators, Liddy said nothing. Liddy, who spent three years in jail for his role in masterminding the Watergate break-in, told the press upon his release from jail, "That which does not destroy me makes me stronger." Thought he remained silent about the Watergate incident while his colleagues were confessing to various crimes committed during the Nixon years, Liddy finally told his story in his autobiography Will, published last year. The book deals with his life from the time he was a sickly child, his toughening himself to become an FBI agent, and up to his involvement with Nixon and Watergate. Shortly after graduating from Fordam Law School, Liddy joined the FBI. He served as a deputy district attorney in New York and was involved with the arrest of counter-culture leader and drug advocate Timothy Leary. Liddy gains notoriety It was during his Nixon years that Liddy gained notoriety. Liddy admitted in his autobiography to planning the death of columnist Jack Anderson, who allegedly revealed the identity of an overseas CIA field operative and put the agent's life in jeopardy. Though Liddy admits the murder plan was strictly hypothetical, the plans included things such as giving Anderson LSD to discredit him, or murdering him and making it look like a robbery. The planning of the break-in at Watergate Hotel led to Liddy's downfall. The plumber unit, commanded by Liddy, was caught in the process of breaking into the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate. Liddy took a vow of silence on the matter and was later found guilty. He was imprisoned for three years. Though Liddy has often been portrayed as a mindless robot by the press, his autobiography reveals him to be an articulate man, dedicated to his beliefs. Of his illegal activities during the Nixon years, Liddy said he believed the administration was at war with factions that were trying to destroy the American way of life, and that drastic measures had to be adopted to combat those forces. Liddy asks for no forgiveness for what he has done. Whether the public believes him to be a monster or a saint, Liddy has something to say about the world as he perceives it. G. Gordon Liddy